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"Talking"

"Thinking"

"Spell or attack"

"YELLING"

[Narrator]

Chapter 1: New world

A barren waste land as far as the eye can see. Any buildings in the area have been ether torn down, burned, or have been savaged for parts is all that's left. But a dust cloud rolls across the landscape. A semi truck with a small trailer rolls across the broken roads of the form USA. It has been seventeen years since the nukes fell onto American soil. The driver of the truck has been driving for about ten hours and seven minutes. The driver is a young man with a cowboy hat on and a pair of googles around his neck. His hair is a natural forest green with black tips and it reaches just below his ears. He wears a modded Highwaymen outfit, that is green and black. Instead of leather shorts, he wears black and green cargo pants. The vest has a hourglass symbol on the back that is crudely done. On the teens right wrist is a strange watch. His left arm is bandaged and his left leg from the knee down is metal.

"Nothing for miles eh Snow." Said the teen.

This was Ace Tennyson and he was talking to his pet wolf Snow. Snow is a female wolf from Hope County. Ace found her abandoned by her pack due to a broken leg. Ace nurtured her back to full health and she has always been by his side. Snow is a pure white wolf with a few black streaks on her back. Her eyes are a icy blue colour, that glow a light blue in the dark. Her sense of smell and hearing has been improved due to the radiation. Snow is Ace's tracker. Snow likes to play around with the kids when they we're in Prosperity and some people have seen her pin a kid down and groom their hair. Much to the kid's displease and much to the adults amusement. Snow yawns from her spot on the chair.

'Cerk!'

"Yo Ace you there? Over." Came a female voice from the radio.

Ace picks up the com link. He then holds the button on the side to talk back.

"I'm here Carmina. I've only been gone a few days. Is Cap not giving you any love now, you must have scared Cap away. Over." Replied Ace.

Ace heard some people laughing in the background, a grunt was also heard form Cap. Ace just smirks.

"Screw you Ace! Why do you do this! Over!" Said Carmina in a annoyed tone.

"Because I can. Anyways, I'm almost to Madison. I'll stop there and rest up till I route my way to Jackson, if the city hasn't been destroyed after all these years. That military plane showed us that most of the cities may have been taken out, so I'm only going by the map I got from the days way back when. This trip should only take about three weeks or a few months with no stops. I just hope I have enough food for the trip. And I pray to god I don't run into any Highwaymen. Over." Said Ace.

"The Highwaymen should be in disarray by now. Without Mickey or Lou to lead them, their nothing compared to you or that watch you have on. I almost feel back for any of them if they run into you. Over." Said Carmina.

Ace slow turns down a highway that he thinks leads to Madison. He then checks the time by looking out his window. The sun was nearly up high in the sky. He then checks a piece of paper that has the radio frequencies of the places he would want to contact. He sees that it is about time to talk to two people, that he hadn't talked to in a long time.

"I got to go Carmina. I got to talk to some other people. So I'll radio you when I can. Over and out." Said Ace.

"Talk to you next time Ace. Over and out." Said Carmina.

Ace then pulls over and turns the engine off to his truck. He then turns the knobs on the radio to the right frequency to talk to someone at a different settlement in Nevada. Once he got the right frequency, he then talks into the radio.

"Yo Mic, you there? It's Ace. I have two good news and one bad news. Can you get Rose and Lance with you. Over." Said Ace.

A few minutes pass till Ace gets a reply. A person by the name of Mic speaks.

"Well isn't this an't rare treat. You usually call at least every few days. Its been over a few months since we heard from you Ace. Where have you been? Over." Said Mic.

"Been dealing with some highwaymen these pass few months. They took over entire valley, a place called Hope County. You know of the place I'm talking about? Over." Said Ace.

"No I don't think so. Hey! Mark! Do you know of a place called Hope County!?" Said Mic as he talks to another person.

"Yes. It had a doomsday cult in it before the bombs fell. I think the cult was called Project Eden's Gate, or the locals called them Peggies." Came the faint voice of Mark.

"Yo Mic, ask Mark for me. Hows his wife? Over." Asked Ace.

"One second. Yo Mark. Ace is wondering how your wife is doing?" Said Mic.

"She's doing fine. Just had a baby boy a few weeks ago." Said Mark.

"Tell him congrats. Over." Said Ace.

"Ace says congrats, Mark." Said Mic.

Ace then heard some small foot steps coming from the other end of the radio.

"Is it uncle Ace!?" Came the voice of Lance and Rose, both we're five.

"Why don't you speak to him yourself." Said Mic.

"Hi uncle Ace!" Said Rose and Lance.

"Hey there ankle biters. I got some news for you two." Said Ace.

"What's the news?" Asked Lance.

"We're not ankle biters!" Said Rose, who didn't like the nickname.

"I have good news and bad news. Which one do you two want to hear first?" Asked Ace.

"Bad. The good news might cheer us up." Said Lance.

"I've got a long road ahead of me. I'm heading east, into highwaymen territory. One of the things old Rush is having me do. Should take me a couple weeks or months to finish." Said Ace.

"What about the good news?" Asked a worried Rose.

"Well there my little rose blossom. This route takes me all the way back to California, near the bottom of the state. I'll end up in San Diego by the time I get there. From San Diego, I'll travel north to Las Vegas. The once I'm in Vegas, I'm coming home." Said Ace with a smile.

"Your coming home!? Yippee! We have to tell Granny Megan!" Said Lance and Rose.

The faint sound of running was heard. Ace just smiles. He hasn't seen those two kids for a long time. It will be good to see them after a long time away from home.

"You seriously coming home Ace? Over." Asked Mic.

"Yep. Now for the other good news. Get crowd around the speaker and turn it up so most people can hear me. It's about what happened in Hope County. Over." Said Nate.

"Ok. Just wait a few minutes for me to get some people. Over." Said Mic.

"Roger that…. Oh sh**e." Said Ace.

Some highwaymen we're pulling up to the truck. He sees two ATV's, both carried some low ranking grunts. Ace just sighs, as he grabs his "Guerilla-Gear" .44 Magnum from the dashboard and loads it with some bullets. The radio comes back on.

"Yo Ace. I got some people with me. You can tell us the good news and what happened in Hope County. Over." Said Mic.

"I just need to put you guys on hold for a moment, I have some unwanted guests. Over." Said Ace.

'CLICK CLICK CLICK!'

Ace spins the drum of the magnum as he finished loading the bullets. He then holsters the revolver in his jacket. He then sees that it is four men, two with pistols, one with a SMG, and one with a shotgun. Ace then puts on his cowboy hat.

"Show time." Said Ace.

"Come out with your hands up a****le! We're taking your truck and everything you have!" Ordered Highwayman one.

"Alright alright. I'm coming out. Just give me a moment, I have a prosthetic leg here, so it will take me a moment." Said Ace, buying himself time to grab a smoke grenade.

"Get out now!" Ordered Highwayman one.

"CATCH!" Yelled Ace, as he throws the smoke grenade.

"What the f-"

'BANG!'

Highwayman two had a bullet hit his head and he falls over dead. Ace then jumps up into the air and jumps again with some green mist coming out of his feet to boost him up. The smoke clears and Ace lands on Highwayman three. When Ace lands on the man, he plunges his knife into the man's neck. Ace then grabs highwayman three's knife and flings it at Highwayman one's head. Highway man four got his buddies knife in his head when Ace grabbed it. Ace then pulls out his knife and takes any ammo the four highwaymen had and any other items that could be useful. Ace then heads back to his truck.

"Sorry about that. Anyways, to anyone listening in, I'm Ace Tennyson." Greets Ace.

Ace then tells his story about what happened in Hope County. To being separated from Rush and Cap. To him helping Prosperity. Then New Eden, the twins, everything.

"So what's the good news?" Asked a random voice that sounded female.

"The leaders of the highwaymen are dead. I repeat, the twins are dead." Said Ace.

Ace then hears cheering and yells of victory. He also hears some whistles and clapping. The sound of a guns being shot into the air was also heard.

"Anyways, I'm going to cut out for a few days. This road trip won't end itself. Tell Lance and Rose good bye form me Mic. Over and out." Said Ace.

"Over and out Ace. And I will tell Rose and Lance. When you get back, me and you are going to have a drink, it's on me." Said Mic.

Ace hears the radio turn to static. He then turns the truck on. He then plugs in one of the very few remaining iPods into the radio and puts on a song.

"I'm think 'The Touch' will do for the first song." Sad Ace.

Ace then puts on the song and hits the shuffle mode. The sound starts as he barrels down the road towards the sun set.

Weeks later

Ace just turns a corner on to the barren and destroyed remains of the city Mcallen, Texas. This area has no people, animals, and very little plants. When designing his truck and trailer, Ace scavenged for metals and materials that can block radiation. He only had enough for the trailer. But right now, he has used his watch, the omnitrix.

"Once again, Snare-oh saves the day." Said Ace or Snare-oh.

Snare-oh's eyes and the gaps between his bandages glowed green. He wore a black and gold pharaoh's headdress, as well as black bracers and greaves, and the omnitrix symbol is on his waist on a pharaoh styled belt with black and green hieroglyphs. His left arm and leg are made out of metal bandages, due to Ace receiving those injuries while the omnitrix was on recharge mode. Snare-oh shifts gears and checks the map again.

"I should be able to reach Carlsbad Texas in about ten hours or more. The east side of the US is crawling with highwaymen, even thou this side was hit the most by nukes. Good thing I learned about the life-form lock mode. I don't think I would survive this place." Said Snare-oh.

He hits a bump in the road. This gives him a slight jolt of surprise, so he stops. He then gets out of the truck to see what he had hit. To his surprise, it was human. But as Ace got closer, he saw the person had pointed ears, pale skin, long hair that light green that ended in a grey colour. More so, the being was still alive somehow.

"Holly c**p! Your alive! Hang on! Once we're out of this zone, I'll be able to heal you!" Said Snare-oh.

Snare-oh then genteelly picks up the being. He doesn't however notice the omnitrix symbol shift from green to yellow and back again. Once he got the man or 'it' on the bed he restarts the engine and guns it towards Carlsbad.

Ten hours and twenty minutes later

Ace had turned back to normal once he knew he was safe from the radiation. He was in the trailer with the odd being. Upon closer inspection, the being had robes on, a leather satchel that held a rather thick book of some kind. The book cover had a three leaf clover in the centre of the cover. It had golden vines around the border and the back had a tree on it. The most interesting thing about the book, the writing was nothing that Ace had ever seen.

"It's just a bunch of chicken scratch. Wonder what this guy's name is?" Wonders Ace.

He then sees the 'man' move. He then begins to sweat. He then bolts up right.

"Elwing!? Gah!" Said the man.

The man then falls back on the bunkbed. Ace rushes to the man's side. The man was coughing up blood and he had one eye open. His eye was a sea green and the eye burns utter hatred when he sees Ace.

"Damn you human! I knew we elves could never trust humans!" Said the man, who throws a weak punch, which Ace catches with his bandaged left arm.

"Buddy, I don't know what an elf or elves are. I found you in the dead zone that was once a town called McAllen, a small town in Texas. I'm… sorry. I did everything I could to heal you, but your dying. The radiation in your system is killing you." Said Ace sorrowful tone.

"This human tried to heal me? My leg!? What happened to it!?" Thinks the elf.

His right leg had a massive bruise on it and it was bent at the wrong angle.

"Sorry again. I was looking at a map I have. You just appeared out of nowhere. Do you have a name?" Said Ace.

"Eldrin Aegnor. May you take me outside, I wish to see the sky one last time." Said Eldrin.

Ace nods his head. He helps Eldrin out of the trailer.

"My grimoire. Where is it?" Said Eldrin.

"Right here." Said Ace.

Ace hands the book to Eldrin. The two head down the steps. Eldrin then sees the barren landscape. From the builds that had been covered by earth, to the rivers carving their ways through the builds. The roads had plants growing through the cracks. The flowers nearby we're different colours and then he spots an all white deer. Eldrin had so many questions, but he could never get them all answered. He then double over in pain, which Ace eases him to the ground.

"At least Elwing and I will be together again. She was my fiancee." Said Eldrin.

The omnitrix then beeps.

"Uncategorized DNA detected! Scanning!" Said a robotic voice similar to Ace's.

A beam of yellow light comes out the watch and it scans Eldrin. Eldrin's last thoughts, we're on what had just happened.

"That has never happened before. Hey Eldrin you… Good?" Said Ace.

Eldrin was lifeless and his head was slumped. But he had a peaceful look on his face. Ace then makes a small grave sight. Ace had not notice that Eldrin's grimoire get sucked into the omnitrix. Ace then looks at the omnitrix. He then activates it and a hologram pops up. He cycles through the wheel and finds a new transformation. He then brings his hand down on the core.

"Might as well find out what this one looks like." Said Ace.

A flash of green light then consumes Ace. Once the flash died down, Ace goes over to the river. He now has pale skin, jade green to sea green eyes, his hair goes to his waist and its a cameo green colour with some dark hair lines mixed in. He then feels a noticeable weight on his left hip. It was Eldrin's grimoire. He then sees he was in robes similar to Eldrin, but the robes we're had some armour over them. The omnitrix symbol was on the left side of his chest.

"I wonder what I should call this form. Hmmmmmm? Oh!" Said Ace coming up with a name.

"DALYOR!" Yelled Ace, now named Dalyor in this form.

Dalyor then snaps his prosthetic arm's fingers and a loud metal ting was heard. Ace then turns back to normal.

"Farewell Eldrin. My you rest in pease and my you find your fiancée in the afterlife." Said Ace.

Ace then hears Blaze screech and he looks up in the sky. Black smoke and a dust cloud could be seen coming from the east. A single highwaymen truck comes out of the dust cloud. It was a dust storm. Ace has Blaze land on his should and he runs back to his truck, not before he plants some motion activated explosives.

"What a lovely day. What a lovely day indeed!" Said Ace.

Ace then guns the engine, heading west. As the storm hits, a explosion happens. Any vehicles in the explosion, also explodes and kills anyone in the fireball. Eldrin's grave wasn't even disturbed by all this chaos.

Three weeks later

"I knew I should have made that left turn at the crater." Said Ace as he looks at his map.

He was sitting on the hood of his truck. Snow and Smoky we're in the shade of the truck. Smoky licks his lips when he smells some fresh fish in the river.

"Go get em Smoky. I know you want to." Said Ace.

Smoky is a male black bear from Hope County. Ace found him being held captive by the Highwaymen in a makeshift butcher shop, for his fur to be turned into clothing. Ace freed the Smoky and gained Smoky's trusted. People from Prosperity, more so Grace and Rick, compare Smoky to Cheeseburger, a famous grizzly bear back in the day before the nukes fell. Smoky is a force of nature on battlefield, being Ace's tank. Smoky is a bit bigger then your average black bear, but he's a big softy once you get to know him. Smoky bounds towards the river to get some fish.

"Now then, which way to Nogales?" Wonders Ace.

Blaze then screeches. Ace looks up and holds up his left arm. Blaze then lands on the bandaged arm.

"What is is Blaze?" Asked Ace.

Blaze is a red tailed hawk. Blaze has been with Ace from the time Ace was in another settlement with Morgan, Lance, and Rose. Due to the radiation, he's a bit bigger then normal hawks. He has fire red feathers, with a bit of yellow on the tips on his wings and tail. His eye sight was also enhanced by the radiation, along with his hearing. His eyes are a blazing orange colour. Blaze is Ace's scout and eyes in the sky. Blaze will mostly be seen on Ace's shoulders or in the sky. Blaze then flies towards a bright light coming from the northeast.

"What the hell? What is that?" Said Ace.

Ace then whistles and Snow, along with Smoky, get back into the truck or trailer. They then drive away, fallowing Blaze as he leads them towards the light, which was now pulsing.

A few minutes later

Ace slowly opens the doors to a large building on some kind of military base. The base had been abandoned, Ace didn't know if it was by people or highwaymen. The largest building had the light in it. He had Snow, Smoky, and Blaze stay outside. He had his "Guerilla-Gear" .44 Magnum out and his knife. A pair of functional nigh vision goggles we're on his face for him to see in the dark. He was being extra quiet, due to him spotting some monstrous animals in the area, specially a boar and bison. So he didn't want them to notice him.

"I wonder where this Sam Fisher guy is? I bet he would want these goggles back. But it's going to cost him." Said Ace.

He had just gotten to the second basement of the building, which had power somehow after all these years. But Ace did however see solar panels on the buildings roof and in the surrounding area. He then sees some day light coming in from a door. Ace kicks the door down and is greeted by a strange device and the sky. But the device was pulsing more and getting brighter. A robotic voice then calls out from the speakers that still work. Ace looks at a computer screen. It was green.

[Portal opening.] Said the robotic voice.

The screen then shifts to red and the word caution in all caps appears. It also blinks on and off.

[Error. Portal destabilized. Diverting all power to portal device. Attempting to stabilize.] Said the voice.

The remaining red lights then blink and a weak siren sounds. Ace then begins to run for the caved in roof to get outside.

"S**t! Got to get out of here! I just hope I can get away from this place before it blows!" Said Ace.

[Warning. Explosion imminent. Please evacuate five miles.] Said the voice.

"WHAT KIND OF B******T IS THAT! RUN! GET TO THE TRUCK!" Yelled Ace.

Snow, Smoky, and Blaze head for the truck, like Ace. But they we're to late. The portal explodes. The only thing they see is white and then darkness. For miles around the military base, settlements feel the earth shake. Settlements close or around the area, they hear the devastating explosion. Some even see the mushroom cloud form of non-nuclear energy.

Three miles away from the Black Bull hide out

"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH! OW! MOTHER*****R! C**T MUFFIN! SON OF A B***H! WHAT THE F**K! OW!" Yelled Ace as he fell from a portal and landed in a tree, while his prosthetic leg gets caught on a branch. He also holds onto his hat so it didn't fall off.

Ace then feels his holsters aren't on him. He then hears something land near a branch near him. It was his holsters, with all his equipped guns. Ace then smiles.

"Well an't that luck. Now I just have to get my knife and cut myself down." Said Ace.

"NO I DIDN'T!" Yelled a girl from down below him.

"There's people here?" Said Ace.

A howl, a loud bear roar, and a falcon screech is heard. The falcon screech sounded above Ace.

"Where the hell did I end up?" Said Ace.

A few minutes earlier

"So the mana burst came three miles away from the Black Bull's hideout?" Asked a teenaged girl.

The girl is a 15-year-old girl with a voluptuous build. She has yellow eyes and long wavy vermilion hair with bangs on her forehead. Additionally, she also wears a pair of earrings on her ears.

The girl wears clothes a noblewoman would wear. The girl wears fancy attires which consist of a puffy cream-coloured sweater with long sleeves, white puffy short pants, and a brown corset. Below the corset, she also wears another lighter brown-coloured piece of fabric that has frilly edges. The corset is tied at the front with strings. Her footwear consists of a pair of boots that are tightly fit her legs and extends above her knees. They are light-coloured and have a split at the top in which are kept together by strings. The boots also have frilly edges below the collars. On top of all of those, Mimosa also wears a dark red mantle, which has a white lining made of similar material as the rest of the mantle. This was Mimosa Vermillion, a member of the Holly Knight squad, specifically the Golden Dawn.

"Yeah. The whole hideout was shaking. I'm pretty sure I heard Noelle running towards Asta's room to make sure he's okay." Said Magna.

Magna is a man with a lean build and two different coloured hair, a light grey hair at the top, black hair at the sides. Additionally, he also sports a black mohawk. One of his facial signatures is a straight line mark surrounded by three pairs of dots on his left forehead.

Magna sports a white shirt covered by a navy leather jacket and navy trousers. In addition, his jacket covers half of his torso. He wears black fingerless gloves, a pair of blue shades, a pair of black boots, a chain hanging from the left side of his waist connected to his trousers and a belt that he uses to support his pouch containing his grimoire. The pouch is black and has a skull and crossbones symbol at the front. As a member of the Black Bull squad, Magna also wears their signature black squad robe. The robe closely resembles a mantle with a hood and a button to hold it together at the right-hand side. Furthermore, the left-hand side displays the squad's insignia.

"NO I DIDN'T!" Yelled Noelle Silva.

Noelle Silva is a 15-year-old girl with a slender build and pink eyes. She possesses long, silver-coloured hair, which is usually tied in pigtails, with her centre bangs over her forehead. Additionally, she wears a pair of purple stud earrings with a cross flory fitchy shape, and a silver bracelet on her left wrist.

She wears a sleeveless, backless, short purple dress covered by a silver-coloured blazer. The blazer has a backless design with sleeves attached at the back that extend slightly beyond her elbows with gold-coloured cuffs. The blazer also has a pair of House Silva pins attached to it around her collarbone area. Additionally, it has frilly edges and a rounded tailcoat that extends down to her knees. Furthermore, the blazer extends up to her neck where it has frilly edges and is held together by a gold locket. She wears a brown leather belt that supports her pouch, which has a similar colour and gold ornaments at its corners. The pouch hands on her right side, and contains her grimoire. She also wears a pair of silver-coloured leg warmers with a gold-coloured cuff at both ends and a pair of sandals. Noelle was blushing at Magna's quip. She is also a member of the Black Bulls Magic Knight Squad.

"How is Asta after the dungeon exploration?" Asked Yuno.

Yuno is a young man of average height with a lean build, amber eyes, and messy black hair. His main outfit consists of a pitch-black shirt with a high collar and long sleeves. The sleeves have brown leather that cover the wrists and upper arms. He wears light brown pants that are cut below his knees and, around his waist, a pair of brown belts that cross each other. Additionally, he wears a pair of dark-coloured socks and a pair of boots. He carries his grimoire in a pouch strapped at his right-hand side of his waist. Yuno has started to wear his squad's signature robes. He also possesses a necklace made of a gold-coloured chain and a blue magic stone, which has a gold-coloured cross and four-pointed stars at each corner. He is also a member of the Golden Dawn Magic Knight Squad.

"He's still a sleep. It has been only one day since you guys got back from the dungeon. I'm sure little Asta will wake up soon." Said Magna.

"You should have seen Klaus, he was worried as well." Said Mimosa with a giggle.

Klaus Lunettes is a tall man with a slender build and slanted light fuchsia eyes. He has a long, thin, and pointed nose with a large chin. His light blue coloured hair is short and pushed to the sides and back while also having an angular fringe to his left-hand side. Additionally, he also wears a pair of gold, hooped earrings and dark glasses with rectangular frames. A diamond-like shape protrudes from the bridge of these glasses(seemingly fitted along his face). His glasses are usually pressed up against his face.

As a nobleman, Klaus dresses immaculately from top to bottom. He wears a double-breasted, long-sleeved shirt with a high collar(that reaches to approximately his Adam's apple) and gold-coloured trimmings around the edges. The collar also has a chain connecting both ends of the collar as an ornament. The shirt itself is made of two different colours where it is light-coloured at the side and dark-coloured on the middle. The sleeves are mostly in light-coloured fabric, except the wrist area where it has dark-coloured fabric. The shirt extends below his waist and Klaus also wears a light-coloured sash on top of it. Furthermore, Klaus also wears a casual light-coloured pants and a pair of high boots to complement it. The dark-coloured boots also have fur around the collar. Lastly, Klaus wears a long dark-coloured robe on top of his outfit. The robe has enough length to cover his entire body.

"I was only worried that it was a potential attack. But what does worry me, what could have caused this mana burst." Said Klaus.

The four then hear a wolf's howl in the distance. They then hear a bear roar also, which it sounded a little bit closer. The closest sound they heard was a falcon screech. They look up and see Blaze circling above them.

"Is that a falcon?" Asked Noelle.

"Looks like one. But what is it doing here?" Said Yuno in confusion.

They then hear Ace's voice.

"Come on! Almost got it…. Damn it!" Said Ace in frustration.

A strange hat then falls down from above. Mimosa goes over and picks it up. The hat had a broad, curled brim and a high crown, that was made of felt. They then hear Ace again.

"Uh, excuse me. That's mine." Said Ace.

The group looks up and sees Ace.

"How did you get up there?" Said Magna.

"What is this, twenty one questions? I don't know! Once second there's an explosion from the portal device, then a flash of white, then darkness. Next thing I know, I'm falling, then hitting every branch as I hit the tree. Can you help me down please, the blood is going to my head here!" Said Ace.

"I got this. Flame magic: Exploding Fireball!" Said Magna.

"Wait wait wait! I'm going to…" Said Ace, but the fireball had already hit the branch.

'FOOSH!'

'SNAP!'

"Fall. AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH! C**T MUFFIN! SON OF A B***H! MOTHER F****ER! GOD DAMN IT! OW! OW! OW! SCREW YOU MOHAWK GUY!" Yelled Ace as he fell and hit ever branch as he fell.

'THUMP!'

"Oooooooowwww." Said Ace as he rolls over onto his back.

"ARE YOU INSANE!" Yelled Noelle and Klaus at Magna.

"I'll go heal him!" Said Mimosa runs over and kneels down to heal Ace.

Magna, Klaus, and Noelle also go over to Ace. Magna also leans down to apologize to Ace.

"Uh, sorry man. I thought-" Said Magna, but Ace had punched him.

'WHAM!'

'THUMP!'

Magna lands on his back after Ace slugged him in the face. Magna's blue shades also fall off.

"WHAT THE HELL! WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE! I'M A MAGIC KNIGHT AND YOU JUST SLUGED ME IN THE FACE YOU JACK***!" Yelled Magna.

"NO S**T SHERLOCK! WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND THROWS A FIREBALL AT A TREE BRANCH! AND HOW DID YOU EVEN DO THAT!? AND WHAT THE HELL IS A MAGIC KNIGHT, SHORT A**!" Yelled Ace, as he springs up and facing Magna.

"SHORT! I'M STILL GROWING YOU JERK! ARE YOU PICKING A FIGHT WITH ME!?" Yelled Magna.

"WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CLUE!?" Yelled Ace.

'SNAP!'

The sound of metal snapping was heard. They all see Ace fall onto his knees. Ace's left leg was limp from the knee down.

"God damn it! Of all the times for it to break!" Said Ace in frustration, as he sits down to look at his leg.

"Don't move! I can heal it! Plant Healing Magic: Princess-Healing Flower Robe!" Said Mimosa.

Mimosa is then covered by vines and flowers, forming a dress. The dress has a pair of wing-like ornaments which are also composed of leaves and flowers. She then holds her hands over Ace's left knee, but Ace grabs her hand.

"There's nothing to heal lady." Said Ace as he grabs his leg.

"Don't! You're only going to make it… Worse." Said Klaus, but he stops when Ace pulls his leg.

'CLICK!'

A 'click' is heard and Ace pulls his leg off.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" Screamed Noelle.

They then see that there was no blood coming out of Ace's knee. But they do see that Ace's leg from the knee down, was metal. It was primarily black with green highlights to it. They see a broken rod from the part that was, hopefully, connecting to the rest of his leg. Ace then pulls up his pants leg. The four see that Ace's knee was there, but below it, was a metal base. Metal formed in different shapes and sizes forms the base. But they do see a piece of the metal rod sticking out from the base. Ace pulls it off.

"Great. Just great. Now I have to pull my leg apart to fix this rod. Then put it back together and then put it back on. What a f**king day it has been." Said Ace as he looks at his leg and metal rod.

"I might be able to fix it. After that, you will have to come with us for questioning." Said Klaus.

"Knock yourself out specs." Said Ace.

"It's Klaus Lunettes! Not specs peasant!" Said Klaus.

"Whats his problem?" Said Ace.

"He just doesn't like that nickname. But, my name is Mimosa Vermillion." Said Mimosa introducing herself.

"I'm Yuno from Hage." Introduced Yuno.

"The names Magna Swing of the Black Bulls Magic Knight Squad!" Said Magna.

"I'm Noelle Silva peasant." Said Noelle while brushing her hair to the side.

"Another weirdo. Great." Thinks Ace.

"By magic, you mean like pulling a rabbit out of a hat? Or something else, like smoke and mirrors kind of magic." Said Ace in confusion.

"Huh? You don't know what magic is!? In fact, I don't sense any mana from you at all!" Said Magna.

"He's just like Asta. He doesn't have an mana in him. But, I sense something else about him, something powerful, but it isn't mana." Thinks Mimosa.

"There. That should do it." Said Klaus, as he hands Ace back his leg.

Ace looks at the leg and puts it on. He then stands up and walks around a bit. The leg was a bit stiff, but nothing he couldn't handle. He then hears Blaze screech from above. Blaze swoops down and lands on Ace's right shoulder. Blaze nuzzles his beak against Ace's head.

"Yes, it's good to see you too. This is Blaze, my eyes in the sky and the best flier I know." Said Ace.

"He's your falcon. He's bigger then a normal falcon." Said Yuno as he eyes Blaze.

"That's just due to radiation. Anyways, the name's Ace. Ace Tennyson. Also, can I have my hat back." Said Ace.

"Here you go." Said Mimosa, who was staring at Ace's jade green eyes and forest green hair with black tips.

Ace then puts on his hat. A boar like sound is hear from their left.

"Please be a normal boar. Please be a normal boar. Please be a normal boar." Said Ace.

It was indeed a boar, but this one was different. The boars of the Clover Kingdom we're larger, had red patterns on their fur, and some could control fire. This boar however was smaller. It's back was covered in moss and rocks. The most noticeable thing about the boar, was the glowing orange strip on his back.

"What is wrong- Mm!" Said Mimosa.

"Quiet! We just have to back away slowly. Hopefully we can get away from the monstrous boar before it notices us. So just back away slowly, till we're out of sight." Said Ace in a low, but serious voice.

The group noticed the tone change of Ace's voice, meaning he had dealt with this kind of boar. They all slowly back away from the boar, hoping it doesn't notice them.

'SNAP!'

Noelle had stepped on a twig. The boar whips around and snorts at them. It then charges them, with some surprising speed.

"Scatter!" Said Ace.

They all jump to the sides. Yuno has some wind pick him up on a small tornado. Mimosa has some vines wrap around the boars head.

"A little help here!" Said Mimosa as she straining to keep her footing.

The boar then whips Mimosa towards Ace, which he catches her and they both hit the tree that had Ace's weapons. Ace looks up and sees his holsters.

"Looks like we're pork chops tonight." Said Ace as he activates his Eden's gift of Wrath.

Ace is covered by a orange glow and the sound of sizzling is heard. Some steam comes off of Ace. Ace slams his right fist into the tree trunk and the trunk of the tree shakes. Ace then deactivates his Wrath gift and grabs his holsters from the ground. Mimosa just sits there on the ground looking at Ace.

"What just happened? Ace just glowed a orange like colour and he became stronger. But how? More so, that power I sensed earlier from Ace flared up, but I also sensed lots of anger raising as well. And those weapons? Who is this guy?" Thinks Mimosa.

Ace brings out his 'Blissful Agony' D2 shotgun. He loads in some armour piercing shells and whistles.

"Hey porky! Have a lead sandwich on me!" Said Ace.

'BANG!'

'BANG!'

Two loud explosions happen and the boar's side explodes in orange blood. The boar squeals in pain and charges Ace. Ace then brings out his Optimized MS16 assault rifle with a suppressor. He fires off five shots into the glowing skin on the boars head, which splatters orange blood. The boar charges Ace, but he double jumps up. He throws a throwing knife and it sticks in the boar's back. The boar then stumbles and walks towards a tree. The boar then falls over, but it is still alive. Ace then brings out his "Guerilla-Gear" .44 Magnum and aims it at the orange strip of flesh.

"What are you doing?" Asked Magna.

"Finishing the job." Replied Ace.

'CLICK!'

'BANG!'

The boar slumps over dead. The ones closer to Ace, hold their ears due to the load gun shot. Mimosa had flinch when the gun fired. Once the ring stopped, the group go over to the boar to get a closer look. Magna grabs a stick and pokes the boar. They see the moss and rocks had become one with the boar, almost like a second skin. Noelle looked away due to the uneasy feeling she had when she was looking at it. Ace brings out his knife and begins to cut the boar open.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?" Yelled Noelle.

"The skin of this boar can be used for fertilizer for plants. Or I could try and sell it to someone." Said Ace.

The ones too sick to watch, turn away. Those being Magna, Noelle, and Mimosa. So they move back a little so they didn't have to watch. Klaus and Yuno watch, so they can see what had happened to this boar and why it happened.

"Strange. It appears that the moss has grown into the skin of the boar. Same for the rocks. Thou it does seem to act like a second skin, there appears to be a weak spot. The top of the head and a bit of the back. When you finished it off, the strip of flesh stopped glowing." Said Klaus.

"You said radiation did this. What is radiation?" Asked Yuno.

Ace looks at Yuno. As if saying 'You don't know'.

"Radiation is a form of energy. But it is nasty. Too much of it can kill a person very slowly and painfully. While yes it can be used as a power source, it is very risky. There was this one accident my pops told me about. It was from a long time ago. About 7,722 square miles we're affected by radiation and about four thousand deaths we're counted. I think he called it 'Chernobyl disaster'. Some people had skin falling off their body, others had developed cancer of different kinds, burns, and etc. It finally kills you after sixty days. Thou for those that survive, there can be some… Mutation." Explains Ace.

Once was done, they buried the boars remains. Ace then fiddles with a small object. He then pushes the top button.

'HOOOONNNK!'

Came the load sound of a horn not far from them. Ace then makes his way towards the sound.

"Where are you going!? You agreed to come with us! Our hideout is this way!" Said Magna.

"Not until I get my ride back. That thing took me almost two years to build and modify. I an't leaving with out it. Bye." Said Ace.

Klaus goes to put his hand on Ace's shoulder to stop him. But Blaze swoops in and bites Klaus's ring finger. Blaze then screeches at Klaus.

"If you don't want to loose a finger, then don't do that. You can ether go back to your hideout and leave someone with me or you all come with me and then lead back to your hideout. Your choice." Said Ace.

"I'll head to the hide out and tell the others. You guys go with him." Said Magna.

The five then split up. Magna heads towards the Black Bull hideout to let the others know. While Klaus, Yuno, Mimosa, and Noelle fallow Ace.

With Ace's group

"So how did you lose you leg?" Asked Yuno.

The four had been walking for a bit. Ace would press the button and his truck's horn would sound. Ace looks at Yuno before answering.

"Got it stuck in a bear trap. A small group of cannibals we're harassing or taking a settlements people away. I was asked to deal with them, in exchange for food, water, and shelter for a couple weeks. My leg got caught in the trap and they we're coming for me. So took the sword I had made and cut off my leg. After I had cut it off, I burned the wound to stop myself from bleeding out." Said Ace.

"What's a cannibal?" Asked Noelle.

"A person that eats other people. I thought anyone would know that." Said Ace.

Noelle had turned multiple shades of green. She holds her mouth to stop herself from throwing up. They then hear the horn again, this time very loudly. Noelle, Yuno, Mimosa, and Klaus all jump in surprise. They then push through the bushes and they see Ace's truck. Noelle had no words on what to say, nor did she know what the truck was. Mimosa tilts his head in confusion. She had never seen a carriage made out of metal, nor one so big. Klaus pushes his glasses up and inspects the truck from a distance. He had noticed all the marks and other mismatched objects making up the trailer. Yuno just stares at the truck with a blank face.

"So this is your…. Vehicle?" Said Noelle.

"Yep took me little over two year to build. I hope Snow and Smoky are nearby." Said Ace as he checks over the tires on the trailer.

"Who's Snow and Smoky?" Asked Yuno.

"My- OOFFF!" Said Ace as he was tackled by Snow.

The group of magic knights get into stances to kill the large white wolf. But the sound of Ace laughing stopped them.

"Ag! Snow!? Knock it off!" Said Ace in between laughter as Snow licked his face.

He then sits up and scratches Snow's right ear. Snow's tail swings back and forth in pleasure of being scratched. Ace then looks at Noelle, Klaus, Mimosa, and Yuno.

"This is Snow. My pet wolf." Said Ace.

"How in the world did you tame a wolf!?" Said Klaus and Noelle at the same time.

"I gained her trust after I nurtured her back to health after her pack abandoned her." Said Ace.

Mimosa slowly makes her way over to Ace and Snow. She then kneels on the ground and looks at Snow. Mimosa sees Snow had icy blue eyes and had some small black streaks on her back. Mimosa slowly extends her hand towards Snow, which Snow released a small growl. Mimosa then stops and she sees Snow sniff her hand. Snow then licks Mimosa's face, which earned a small laugh from Mimosa.

"Now who's Smoky? Is he or she another wolf you tamed? Or a different animal?" Asked Yuno.

Ace then looks behind Noelle and sees Smoky walk behind her.

"Well He's right behind Noelle." Said Ace as he stands up.

Noelle turns around and releases a quiet squeak of surprise. Smoky then stands up on his two back legs and releases a roar. Noelle was tempted to scream and hide behind Klaus. But Smoky then does something. Smoky then sits down in front of Noelle and then proceeds to lick Noelle's face. Noelle was frozen for a solid minute, till she screamed bloody murder.

"EEEEEEWWWWW! GET IT OFF! GET IT OFF! GET IT OFF!" Scream Noelle in disgust.

She runs around in a circle, till Ace hands her a towel he had gotten from the trailer. Noelle scrubs her face very throughly to get the saliva off. Smoky walks over to Ace and rubs Ace's side for attention. Ace pats Smoky's head.

"Good. Now you can come with us." Said Klaus.

"One problem. That thing won't fit through the trees." Said Yuno.

They see Ace's truck was too wide to fit in-between the trees. But Ace had a plan. He then holds up his right arm to look at the omnitrix. He then activates the omnitrix and scrolls through the holograms. The others notice and incircle Ace. They see creatures they have never seen before over the watch. Ace then stops on one creature. The hologram then goes away and the core pops up.

"What are you doing?" Asked Mimosa.

"Something cool." Said Ace, as he presses down on the core.

[Mana is the main source of power for the Magic Knights to use during combat and other day-to-day chores for civilians. But when Noelle, Klaus, Mimosa, and Yuno sensed no mana from Ace, they assumed he was like Asta. But when a blinding green light envelopes Ace, they begin to think something is amiss with Ace.] Came the voice of the Narrator.

A ball of green energy goes through Ace's blood stream. He curls up into a ball. The energy rewrites his DNA. His skin becomes black with green circuitry on his back. His head has a single green circle as an eye. His front torso green with black circuitry. The omnitrix's symbol is located on his chest.

"UPGRADE!" Yelled Ace.

Yuno's normally emotionless face gains a shocked and surprised look. Noelle looked ready to scream when she saw Ace's new form. Mimosa and Klaus's grimoires flout in front of them.

"Alright creature!? What happened to Ace!?" Ordered Klaus.

"Geez Sir Specs-alot. I though people with magic could shape shift, but not as cool as me." Said Upgrade, who had Ace's voice coming from the circle and being a bit distorted.

"Ace!? What in the world did you do!?" Said Noelle.

"I'll explain on the way. For now, everyone in the truck." Said Ace.

They then fallow Ace. Ace opens the doors. Noelle sits in the passenger seat. While Klaus, Yuno, and Mimosa sit on the bed in the cab. Ace sits in the drivers seat. Ace makes sure Snow, Smoky, and Blaze are in the trailer. He then stretches his arms and rolls his neck.

"Now what?" Asked Mimosa.

"This." Said Ace as he became more blob like.

Ace seeps into the truck and spreads to the trailer. The group sees the black and green pattern of Upgrade spread all around them. They then feel the truck shake and Noelle looks out the window. The truck and trailer had become one, with two large wings sprouting from the sides. The wings had a large hole in them, with metal rods in them. On the trailer part of the vehicle part, was two metal barrels of some kind. Noelle gets a seat belt strapped around her pulling her back into the seat.

"Attention all passengers, this is your captain speaking. We will be taking off in a second. So please fasten your seat belts, keep your arms and legs inside of the vehicle at all times, and put up your eating trays." Said Ace, with his "face" on a screen on the dashboard.

Klaus, Mimosa, and Yuno get lap belts put on them. They then feel the vehicle move upwards. Ace then gets high enough to clear the trees and he hovers on the spot.

"Hey, girl with light blue hair. Which way to the hideout or whatever you call it." Said Ace.

"It's Noelle Silva peasant. And for your information, the hideout is that way." Said Noelle.

"Yesh, someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed." Said Ace as he flies towards the Black Bull hideout.

At the Black Bull headquarters

The headquarters is in the form of a large, tall house with asymmetric structures. The house consists of multiple stories with most of them made of stones and bricks. It has a large number of windows and chimneys and a single wooden gate for a front entrance. The base is located in a forest within the Common Region. Yami Sukehiro is the captain of the Black Bulls. He lights a cigarette and puts it in his mouth.

"So where is this guy again? And why did you leave Noelle and three Golden Dawn members with him?" Asked Yami.

Yami is a tall man with a very muscular build. He has grey eyes and black hair of medium length that is messily combed backward, making it stick outwards. Additionally, he sports a stubble moustache and beard.

Yami's attire is very simple and consists only of a white A-shirt and black trousers. The trousers have an extra layer of tan leather that covers his outer thighs and down to his knees. The trousers are only supported by a belt around his waist. Yami wears another pair of belts, one of which he uses to carry his grimoire. Lastly, he wears black high boots that cover most of his calves.

As the captain of the Black Bull squad, Yami wears a black banner with the squad's insignia on it. He wears it over his right shoulder and it is attached by two strings to his left shoulder. The banner also has tattered edges, seeming to have been ripped off from a bigger banner.

"He said he needed to get his carriage. And I didn't sense any mana from him ether. The others should be back with him soon Captain Yami." Said Magna.

Yami smokes his cigarette. He then looks over the trees and sees something coming. He then notice the object had a black and green paint job. He then sensed Noelle's chi from the object.

"Magna? Would the carriage be a large object that was coloured black and green. That it could also fly?" Asked Yami.

"Uh? No. I never asked what it looked like. Why?" Asked Magna.

Yami then points behind Magna. Magna then sees the upgraded vehicle and his jaw drops. Ace then lands and his passengers then file out. Noelle was a bit shaky at first, but she was fine. The Golden Dawn members we're also a bit shaky from the flight. Ace then turns his vehicle back to normal and un-fuses with it. Yami gains a surpassed look when he saw Ace's form.

"So you must be guy Magna was talking about. I though you we're human. Guess you punching him gave him short term memory lose." Said Yami with his signature laugh at the end.

"What!? This isn't the guy!? Captain Yami sir! I told you this guy had forest green hair with black tips and jade green eyes! This thing can't be him!?" Said Magna.

"Are you trying to give me orders?" Said Yami with a glare and a threading aura.

Magna flinches and he stands up straight.

"No of course not Yami Sir!" Said Magna.

"Your a really suck up shorty mic short short." Said Ace with his arms crossed.

"What did you call me!?" Said Magna.

Upgrade presses the omnitrix symbol on his chest to turn back to normal in a flash of green light. Magna was shocked to see Ace in Upgrade's spot.

"What the hell!? Where that thing go!?" Said Magna.

"That this is one of my transformations. I call him Upgrade. You must be the head honcho of this group. Names Ace Tennyson." Said Ace.

"Yami Sukehiro. Now come inside for some questioning." Said Yami.

Ace and the others head into the hideout.

One long explanation and science mumbo-jumbo

Everyone thinks over what Ace had explained. Ace was from another world that had no mana or magic. But his country was in ruins from a possible war, Ace didn't know the reasonings behind the bombings. Gordon Agrippa was also in the room at the time, the other Black Bull members we're on different missions.

"Wow that is some backstory. Do you what to become friends?" Mumbled Gordon, which no one heard him.

Gordon is a slender, young man with pale skin and short black hair that is slicked back. His face is long with a large nose and lacks eyebrows. He wears black eyeshadow in large circles around his red eyes, and also wears black lipstick and nail polish.

His attire consists of a dark grey jacket red trimming and red cuffs. His pants are a matching grey and are tucked into knee-high black boots. He wears a black belt over his jacket and a black pouch for his grimoire hangs on his left hip. Over this he wears the Black Bull's signature robe. His dark grey peaked cap has a black band and bill and the Black Bull badge.

"So you have no idea how to get home. Nor do you know how you got here after the explosion?" Asked Yami.

"Pretty much." Said Ace.

"But what about your family? They must be worried about you." Said Klaus.

"The only family I have are my niece Rose and my nephew Lance. But their being taken care of by a settlement I was heading to. My mom, dad, and older sister are dead." Said Ace.

Ace had brushed over his family's death. It was a painful memory he wish to bury. Magna stayed quiet through Ace's story. He was in shock that there was more then one world, one very different from his. Noelle and Mimosa we're in shock due to the state of Ace's world is in. Yuno was also shocked to hear that people like Asta existed and they fight other people for survival. Klaus was also thinking of the different people that could have also been brought through the explosion, possible some very dangerous people. Yami then stands up.

"Then why don't you join my magic knight squad." Said Yami.

"What wait? Your giving me a job? Even when I don't have any magic." Said Ace in confusion.

"You'll fit right in! The Black Bull magic knight squad is full of outsiders and hooligans. The Black Bull Magic Knight squad is place where they can all belong. Where status, bloodlines, and social standing doesn't matter. So what do you say Tennyson." Said Yami.

Ace thinks about it. He has a place to stay. He has food, shelter, and other necessities. Not only that, he gets paid and he learns about this world. When the time calls for it, he might even find a way home, maybe even a way to travel between this world and his. Ace holds out his right hand.

"You got yourself a deal Cap." Said Ace.

Yami laughs and shakes Ace's hand. Ace tells Yami he'll sleep in his truck for tonight. Then tomorrow he'll help put in a garage to fit his truck and trailer so it's out of sight. Klaus, Mimosa, and Yuno then leave to head back to their squad's living quarters. That night, Ace looks up into the night sky and see all the stars above him. He has his guitar with him and he plays 'The Humbling River' as he star gazes.

"It's a new world guys. Let's make it count. I just hope I can make it back to my world." Said Ace.

Till next time

Done! The first chapter of Black Bull from the apocalypse. I love feed back to make the story better or I missed something up. With me trying to find a place to rent, don't expect a chapter right away. Peace and stay safe.